NATO Tiger Club came into being.

The history of "Tiger Club" can be traced back to the early 1960s. 1960, the 74th fighter squadron of the British Air Force stationed at Shaer Air Force Base in Corthie changed into a new lightning fighter for the first time. At this time, commander john howe immediately thought of the tiger of the US Air Force stationed at woodbridge Air Force Base in England. This is the 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing. The two squadrons have maintained a traditional friendship for a long time, and both adopted the team emblem of Tiger as the squadron symbol, and conducted regular military exchanges to learn flying skills.

Almost at the same time, French Defense Minister Pierre Meszner emphasized the improvement of military cooperation between France and the United States. The commander-in-chief of the US European Command responded positively to this and urged commanders of subordinate services and arms to make full use of every opportunity to enhance military cooperation and exchanges between the two countries. As a result, Ed Lackham, commander of the 79th Squadron, put forward the proposal of holding a "Tiger Club", which both the Commander-in-Chief and the French Defense Minister thought was an ideal scheme. If France can establish a "tiger" squadron, everything will be logical. Soon, with the assistance of the relevant personnel of the 79th Squadron, the French Air Force established the EC112 Squadron in Cambre Base, and named it "Tiger Squadron".

After more than half a year's preparation, 196 1 in July, the 79th Squadron of the US Air Force invited the EC112 Squadron and the 74th Fighter Squadron to hold the first Tiger Club in woodbridge Base. On July 19, French pilots and British pilots flew to the base with "Mystery" fighters and "Lightning" fighters, and exchanged their respective aircraft performances with American pilots flying F-84F fighters and learned from each other's air combat skills. Although it was only one day, all the members of the three squadrons agreed that the first meeting was a great success. Soon, the news quickly spread to the troops of NATO countries.

The first party became the beginning of the "Tiger Club". Since then, many units in the NATO Air Force that used to have fierce cats in their team badges have invariably retained the theme of "tiger". The following year, the 79th Squadron held the Tiger Club again. Eight "Tiger" flying squadrons represent six NATO countries, and several squadrons sent officials to attend the meeting. Therefore, the "Tiger Club" is no longer limited to air drills. In addition to the complete flight plan, a series of meetings were held to deal with various operational problems faced by NATO and some exchange activities were arranged. At the end of the second "Tiger Club", at a banquet for pilots and ground crew, General Anderson, the air force representative of NATO's European Allied Supreme Command, came to the scene as a VIP, which fully demonstrated the importance of the "Tiger Club" in the eyes of the Supreme Command. In his speech, General Anderson emphasized for the first time the main objectives and priorities of the Tiger Club: promoting NATO unity, achieving and maintaining more stable professional ties among NATO members, better understanding NATO's military objectives, and recognizing the problems among NATO partners. Today, these goals are still maintained and carried forward as they were more than 40 years ago.